Whirlwind Barbarian Leveling Guide for Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred (Season 6)

Last update: 11/21/2024

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General Notes

General Notes for the Whirlwind Barbarian Leveling Guide in Vessel of Hatred

Note: This leveling guide is optimized for Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred (Season 6).

Whirlwind has always been one of the most popular abilities in the Diablo series, and it is also a strong choice in Vessel of Hatred. This Whirlwind Barbarian may not be the fastest build in the early leveling phase, but becomes extremely strong as soon as you add Dust Devils into the mix. Nevertheless, you can play him from level 1 without any significant problems.

This build is great against large groups of monsters, as you generate Rage for every monster you hit. Bosses can take a little longer,but with Dust Devils, even they are no longer a problem.

Until when is this build playable? This level guide performs well for a very long time, as Dust Devils scale very well into the endgame. Nevertheless, at higher Torment difficulties it is advisable to switch to my endgame version, which then specializes completely in Dust Devils.

Playstyle

Playstyle for the Whirlwind Barbarian Leveling Guide

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Use Leap as soon as you see a group of monsters. Make sure you hit at least one enemy with it to generate Rage. Against small groups, you can use Whirlwind directly until everything is dead. If you run out of Rage, you can use Battle Cry while whirling.

Against elite monsters, you start the fight with Rupture and War Cry before finishing them off with Whirlwind. Once you have used Rupture, your Whirlwind will make all opponents vulnerable for a few seconds. It is therefore advisable to keep Whirlwind going for as long as possible. As already mentioned, Whirlwind is not canceled by War Cry and Battle Cry.

It is much more difficult to generate enough Rage against bosses and make them vulnerable. Both problems are solved by Ground Stomp. You can also use Ground Stomp in any other situation if you run out of Rage. The same applies to Leap, which generates Rage when at least one opponent is hit.

You have to manually assign different weapons to your abilities, as you are playing with a Walking Arsenal:

  • Whirlwind: 1H Weapons
  • Leap: 2H Bludgeoning Weapon
  • Rupture: 2H Slashing Weapon

As soon as you play with Dust Devils, you should make sure to stand right on top of bosses or elite opponents before summoning them. In most situations, you will deal more damage with this method.

Skills

Skills for the Whirlwind Barbarian Leveling Guide

Note: Level up all your active skills first and work your way down to your Key Passive as quickly as possible. If you are missing skill points to progress on your way through the skill tree, you can invest them in some passive skills. As soon as you have leveled up all active abilities and your Key Passive Ability, continue with the missing passive skills.

Diablo 4 Whirlwind Barbarian Leveling Skilltree

Skill tree notes:

  • If you no longer have Rage problems and have the Aspect of Fierce Winds, you can replace Ground Stomp with Challenging Shout.
  • Ãœberfallkommando: Du willst dich während des Wirbelwinds dauerhaft heilen und nicht auf Heiltränke angewiesen sein. Daher sind Heilungsquellen aus passiven Fertigkeiten sehr wichtig.
  • You want to heal yourself permanently during your Whirlwind and not be dependent on healing potions. Healing sources from passive skills like Raid Leader are therefore very important.

Specialization

Specialization for the Whirlwind Barbarian Leveling Guide

Icon Two-Handed Axe Expertise

Two-Handed Axe Expertise

X% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.

The Two-Handed Axe Expertise is a particularly good Weapon Technique for this build because it multiplies your damage against vulnerable enemies.

Aspects

Aspects for the Whirlwind Barbarian Leveling Guide

Icon Relentless Berserker's Aspect

Relentless Berserker's Aspect

Utility Barbarian

Lucky Hit: Damaging an enemy with a Core Skill has up to a X% chance to extend the duration of Berserking by X seconds. Double this duration if it was a Critical Strike.

Imprint on: 1H Weapon 2H Weapon (+100%) Offhand Gloves Helm Chest Armor Pants Boots Rings Amulet (+50%)

Icon Aspect of Grasping Whirlwind

Aspect of Grasping Whirlwind

Utility Barbarian

Whirlwind periodically Pulls enemies to you.

Imprint on: 1H Weapon 2H Weapon (+100%) Offhand Gloves Helm Chest Armor Pants Boots Rings Amulet (+50%)

Icon Aspect of Elements

Aspect of Elements

Offensive All Classes

Gain X% increased damage to a set of damage types for X seconds. This effect alternates between 2 sets: Fire, Lightning, and Physical. Cold, Poison, and Shadow.

Imprint on: 1H Weapon 2H Weapon (+100%) Offhand Gloves Helm Chest Armor Pants Boots Rings Amulet (+50%)

Icon Wildbolt Aspect

Wildbolt Aspect

Utility All Classes

Every X seconds, Distant enemies are Pulled In to you and take X% increased damage for X seconds.

Imprint on: 1H Weapon 2H Weapon (+100%) Offhand Gloves Helm Chest Armor Pants Boots Rings Amulet (+50%)

Icon Ghostwalker Aspect

Ghostwalker Aspect

Mobility All Classes

While Unstoppable and for X seconds after, you gain X% increased Movement Speed and are Unhindered.

Imprint on: 1H Weapon 2H Weapon (+100%) Offhand Gloves Helm Chest Armor Pants Boots Rings Amulet (+50%)

Icon Devilish Aspect

Devilish Aspect

Offensive Barbarian

After generating X Fury your next direct damage creates X Dust Devils that deal X damage to enemies along their path.

Imprint on: 1H Weapon 2H Weapon (+100%) Offhand Gloves Helm Chest Armor Pants Boots Rings Amulet (+50%)

Icon Bold Chieftain's Aspect

Bold Chieftain's Aspect

Resource Barbar, Druide

Whenever you cast a Shout Skill, its Cooldown is reduced by X seconds per Nearby enemy, up to a maximum of X seconds.

Imprint on: 1H Weapon 2H Weapon (+100%) Offhand Gloves Helm Chest Armor Pants Boots Rings Amulet (+50%)

Icon Aspect of Vocalized Empowerment

Aspect of Vocalized Empowerment

Resource Barbarian

Your Shout Skills generate X Primary Resource per second while active.

Imprint on: 1H Weapon 2H Weapon (+100%) Offhand Gloves Helm Chest Armor Pants Boots Rings Amulet (+50%)

Icon Aspect of the Dire Whirlwind

Aspect of the Dire Whirlwind

Offensive Barbarian

Whirlwind's Critical Strike Chance is increased by X% for each second it is channeled, up to X%.

Imprint on: 1H Weapon 2H Weapon (+100%) Offhand Gloves Helm Chest Armor Pants Boots Rings Amulet (+50%)

Icon Aspect of Limitless Rage

Aspect of Limitless Rage

Offensive Barbarian

Each point of Fury you generate while at Maximum Fury grants your next Core Skill within X seconds X% increased damage, stacking up to X times.

Imprint on: 1H Weapon 2H Weapon (+100%) Offhand Gloves Helm Chest Armor Pants Boots Rings Amulet (+50%)

Icon Aspect of Fierce Winds

Aspect of Fierce Winds

Offensive Barbarian

Your Shout Skills create 3 Dust Devils that deal X damage to enemies along their path. Your Dust Devils are X% bigger and deal X% increased damage for each X% their size is increased.

Imprint on: 1H Weapon 2H Weapon (+100%) Offhand Gloves Helm Chest Armor Pants Boots Rings Amulet (+50%)

Icon Dust Devil's Aspect

Dust Devil's Aspect

Offensive Barbarian

Whirlwind leaves behind Dust Devils that deal X damage to enemies in their path.

Imprint on: 1H Weapon 2H Weapon (+100%) Offhand Gloves Helm Chest Armor Pants Boots Rings Amulet (+50%)

Items & Affixes

Items & Affixes for the Whirlwind Barbarian Leveling Guide

General tips about your Gear

  • Armor: You need a maximum of 1,000 armor. Anything above that is useless and has no effect. If you haven't reached your armor cap yet, adjust your equipment, gems and paragon talents accordingly.
  • Resistances: You need at least 70% to all resistances. If you have not yet reached these values, adjust your equipment, gems and paragon talents accordingly.
  • Affixes: Each item type has different properties (affixes) that are useful for this build. Some of these are mandatory, others are optional. Please pay attention to the following symbols:
! = Important Affix
= Masterwork Affix + Greater Affix
Diablo 4 Item Type Helm

Helmet

  • Cooldown Reduction
  • Strength
  • Life
  • Rage per Second
  • Armor as required
  • Resistances as required
  • Relentless Berserker's Aspect
Icon Tempering Manual

Worldly Endurance

Defensive All Classes

  • Maximum Life
  • Total Armor
  • Dodge Chance

Until Torment 1 Life, after that Armor.

Icon Tempering Manual

Wasteland Innovation

Utility Barbarian

  • Ground Stomp Size
  • Leap Size
  • Dust Devil Size

100% maximum

Diablo 4 Item Type Chest Armor

Chest Armor

  • Life
  • Strength
  • Rage per Second
  • Armor as required
  • Resistances as required
  • Aspect of Grasping Whirlwind
Icon Tempering Manual

Worldly Endurance

Defensive All Classes

  • Maximum Life
  • Total Armor
  • Dodge Chance

Until Torment 1 Life, after that Armor.

Icon Tempering Manual

Wasteland Innovation

Utility Barbarian

  • Ground Stomp Size
  • Leap Size
  • Dust Devil Size

100% maximum

Diablo 4 Item Type Gloves

Gloves

  • Ranks to Whirlwind
  • Ranks to Core Skills
  • Critical Hit Chance
  • Attack Speed
  • Strength
  • Life
  • Aspect of Elements
Icon Tempering Manual

Worldly Finesse

Offensive All Classes

  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Vulnerable Damage
  • Overpower Damage

Icon Tempering Manual

Berserking Innovation

Utility Barbarian

  • Double Swing Size
  • Whirlwind Size
  • Berserking Duration

Diablo 4 Item Type Pants

Pants

  • Life
  • Strength
  • Armor as required
  • Resistances as required
  • Wildbolt Aspect
Icon Tempering Manual

Worldly Endurance

Defensive All Classes

  • Maximum Life
  • Total Armor
  • Dodge Chance

Until Torment 1 Life, after that Armor.

Icon Tempering Manual

Berserking Innovation

Utility Barbarian

  • Double Swing Size
  • Whirlwind Size
  • Berserking Duration

Diablo 4 Item Type Boots

Boots

  • Ranks to Leap
  • Ranks to Brawling Skills
  • Movement Speed
  • Strength
  • Life
  • Rage per Second
  • Armor as required
  • Resistances as required
  • Ghostwalker Aspect
Icon Tempering Manual

Natural Motion

Mobility All Classes

  • Movement Speed
  • Movement Speed for X Seconds After Killing an Elite
  • Mobility Cooldown Reduction
  • Evade Cooldown Reduction

Icon Tempering Manual

Berserking Innovation

Utility Barbarian

  • Double Swing Size
  • Whirlwind Size
  • Berserking Duration

Diablo 4 Item Type Amulet

Amulet

  • Strength
  • Ranks to Pit Fighter
  • Ranks to Counteroffensive
  • Cooldown Reduction
  • Critical Hit Chance
  • Attack Speed
  • Movement Speed
  • Devilish Aspect
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Worldly Stability

Resource All Classes

  • Resource Generation
  • Resource Cost Reduction
  • Lucky Hit: Chance to Restore X% Primary Resource

Icon Tempering Manual

Worldly Finesse

Offensive All Classes

  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Vulnerable Damage
  • Overpower Damage

Diablo 4 Item Type Ring

Rings

  • Critical Hit Chance
  • Strength
  • Life
  • Attack Speed
  • Bold Chieftain's Aspect
  • Aspect of Vocalized Empowerment
Icon Tempering Manual

Worldly Stability

Resource All Classes

  • Resource Generation
  • Resource Cost Reduction
  • Lucky Hit: Chance to Restore X% Primary Resource

Icon Tempering Manual

Worldly Finesse

Offensive All Classes

  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Vulnerable Damage
  • Overpower Damage

Diablo 4 Item Type 1H Sword

1H Sword

  • Strength
  • Life
  • Critical Hit Damage
  • Aspect of the Dire Whirlwind
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Core Augments: Barbarian

Weapons Barbarian

  • Chance for Hammer of the Ancients to Deal Double Damage
  • Chance for Whirlwind to Deal Double Damage
  • Chance for Upheaval to Deal Double Damage
  • Chance for Double Swing to Hit Twice

Icon Tempering Manual

Worldly Finesse

Offensive All Classes

  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Vulnerable Damage
  • Overpower Damage

Diablo 4 Item Type 1H Hammer

1H Mace

  • Strength
  • Life
  • Critical Hit Damage
  • Aspect of Limitless Rage
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Core Augments: Barbarian

Weapons Barbarian

  • Chance for Hammer of the Ancients to Deal Double Damage
  • Chance for Whirlwind to Deal Double Damage
  • Chance for Upheaval to Deal Double Damage
  • Chance for Double Swing to Hit Twice

Icon Tempering Manual

Worldly Finesse

Offensive All Classes

  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Vulnerable Damage
  • Overpower Damage

Note: You need a One-Handed Mace to benefit from your passive skill Wallop. You also must assign Whirlwind to the one-handed weapons.

Diablo 4 Item Type 2H Polearm

2H Slashing Weapon

  • Strength
  • Life
  • Critical Hit Damage
  • Aspect of Fierce Winds
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Wasteland Augments

Weapons Barbarian

  • Chance for Dust Devils to Cast Twice
  • Chance for Earthquakes to Cast Twice
  • Earthquake Duration

100% maximum

Icon Tempering Manual

Berserking Finesse

Offensive Barbarian

  • Damage while Berserking
  • Damage while Wrath of the Berserker is Active
  • Damage while War Cry is Active
  • Dust Devil Damage

You need 300% for the Paragon node Blood Rage.

Diablo 4 Item Type 2H Hammer

2H Bludgeoning Weapon

  • Strength
  • Life
  • Critical Hit Damage
  • Dust Devil's Aspect
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Wasteland Augments

Weapons Barbarian

  • Chance for Dust Devils to Cast Twice
  • Chance for Earthquakes to Cast Twice
  • Earthquake Duration

100% maximum

Icon Tempering Manual

Berserking Finesse

Offensive Barbarian

  • Damage while Berserking
  • Damage while Wrath of the Berserker is Active
  • Damage while War Cry is Active
  • Dust Devil Damage

You need 300% for the Paragon node Blood Rage.

Unique Tibault's Will

Tibault's Will

Unique Pants

All Stats

Maximum Life

Maximum Resource

Damage Reduction while Unstoppable


You deal X% increased damage while Unstoppable and for X seconds after. When you become Unstoppable, gain X of your Primary Resource.

Dropped by

Duriel, Andariel

Class

All Classes

Unique Heir of Perdition

Heir of Perdition

Mythic Unique Helm

+200% Damage to Angels and Demons


+20% Critical Strike Chance

+20% Lucky Hit Chance

+20% Movement Speed

+2 Ranks to Core Skills


Succumb to hatred and earn Mother’s Favor, increasing your damage dealt by 60%(x). Briefly steal Mother’s Favor from Nearby allies by slaughtering enemies.

Dropped by

Duriel, Andariel, Tormented Bosses

Class

All Classes

Unique Harlequin Crest

Harlequin Crest

Mythic Unique Helm

+800 Maximum Life

+18 Maximum Resource

+350 Armor

+20% Cooldown Reduction


Gain 20% Damage Reduction. In addition, gain +4 Ranks to all Skills.

Dropped by

Duriel, Andariel, Tormented Bosses

Class

All Classes

Unique Tyrael's Might

Tyrael's Might

Mythic Unique Chest Armor

Ignore Durability Loss


+16.5% Movement Speed

+7.5% Maximum Resistance to All Elements

+60% Resistance to All Elements

+20% Damage Reduction


While at full Life, your Skills unleash a divine barrage dealing 195 damage.

Dropped by

Duriel, Andariel, Tormented Bosses

Class

All Classes

Runewords

Runewords for the Whirlwind Barbarian Leveling Guide

Note: If you are missing the required Runes, you can use Gemstones in the meantime.

1st Runeword (2H Weapon)

Icon Diablo 4 Rune Yul

Yul

Legendary Rune of Ritual

Gain: 50 Offering


Cast a Skill with a Cooldown.

Icon Diablo 4 Rune Lum

Lum

Magic Rune of Invocation

Required: 5 Offering

Cooldown: 1 Second


Restore X Primary Resource. (Overflow: Increased Resource Restored)

2nd Runeword (2H Weapon)

Icon Diablo 4 Rune Bac

Bac

Legendary Rune of Ritual

Gain: 10 Offering


Travel X meters.

Icon Diablo 4 Rune Gar

Gar

Magic Rune of Invocation

Required: 25 Offering

Cooldown: 1 Second


Gain X% Critical Strike Chance for X seconds, up to X%. (Overflow: Gain Multiple Stacks)

Note: Even without Rage issues, the Lum Rune makes sense, as you have two legendary aspects that benefit from Rage generation.

Gemstones

Gemstones for the Whirlwind Barbarian Leveling Guide

Icon Emerald

WeaponEmerald

Weapons: Critical Strike Damage

Armor: Dexterity

Jewelry: Poison Resistance

Icon Ruby

ArmorRuby

Weapons: Overpower Damage

Armor: Strength

Jewelry: Fire Resistance

Icon Edelsteine und Schädel

JewelryGems and Skulls

You'll need at least 70% to all resistances. If you haven't reached those numbers yet, change your gems accordingly. If you have too many resistances on your items, you can also use skulls, but you shouldn't exceed the armor cap of 1,000.

Paragon Board

Paragon Board for the Whirlwind Barbarian Leveling Guide

Important notice:

  • Glyph Radius: To increase the radius of your Glyphs, you have to level them in the Pit. The starting radius is 3 boxes. At level 15, it increases to 4 boxes. At level 45, the radius is 5 boxes.
  • Skill Order: Start with the ESSENTIAL LAYOUT and rebuild it COMPLETELY to quickly access all the important Nodes and Glyphs. Only then switch to the FINAL LAYOUT and add the missing Nodes.

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Rare Glyph "Ambidextrous"

Class: Barbarian

Grants X% bonus to all Magic nodes within range.

Additional Bonus: You deal X% increased damage while wielding One-Handed weapons.

Legendary Bonus: Increase damage by X%.

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Legendary Node "Warbringer"

For every X Fury you spend, gain X% of your Maximum Life as Fortify.

Icon Paragon Talent

Rare Glyph "Twister"

Class: Barbarian

For every 5 Strength purchased within range, your Dust Devils deal X% increased damage.

Additional Bonus: You deal X% increased damage for X seconds after creating a Dust Devil.

Legendary Bonus: Increase Dust Devil damage by X%.

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Legendary Node "Blood Rage"

Killing a Bleeding enemy has X% chance to grant Berserking for X seconds. Your damage is increased by X% of your Damage while Berserking bonus, up to a maximum of X%.

Icon Paragon Talent

Rare Glyph "Challenger"

Class: Barbarian

Grants X% bonus to all Normal nodes within range.

Additional Bonus: You deal X% increased damage while wielding One-Handed weapons.

Legendary Bonus: Increase damage to Elites by X%.

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Legendary Node "Decimator"

Each time you make an enemy Vulnerable, your damage is increased by X% for X seconds. Overpowering a Vulnerable enemy grants an additional X% bonus for X seconds.

Icon Paragon Talent

Rare Glyph "Ire"

Class: Barbarian

For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal X% increased damage while Berserking.

Additional Bonus: While Berserking, you take X% reduced damage from Elites.

Legendary Bonus: You deal X% increased damage to Close enemies.

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Legendary Node "Carnage"

While Berserking, Critical Strikes increase your Attack Speed by X%, up to X%, for X seconds.

Icon Paragon Talent

Rare Glyph "Wrath"

Class: Barbarian

For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal X% increased Critical Strike Damage.

Additional Bonus: Skills that Critically Strike generate X Fury.

Legendary Bonus: Increase Physical damage by X%.

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Icon Paragon Talent

Rare Glyph "Ambidextrous"

Class: Barbarian

Grants X% bonus to all Magic nodes within range.

Additional Bonus: You deal X% increased damage while wielding One-Handed weapons.

Legendary Bonus: Increase damage by X%.

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Legendary Node "Warbringer"

For every X Fury you spend, gain X% of your Maximum Life as Fortify.

Icon Paragon Talent

Rare Glyph "Twister"

Class: Barbarian

For every 5 Strength purchased within range, your Dust Devils deal X% increased damage.

Additional Bonus: You deal X% increased damage for X seconds after creating a Dust Devil.

Legendary Bonus: Increase Dust Devil damage by X%.

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Icon Paragon Talent

Legendary Node "Blood Rage"

Killing a Bleeding enemy has X% chance to grant Berserking for X seconds. Your damage is increased by X% of your Damage while Berserking bonus, up to a maximum of X%.

Icon Paragon Talent

Rare Glyph "Challenger"

Class: Barbarian

Grants X% bonus to all Normal nodes within range.

Additional Bonus: You deal X% increased damage while wielding One-Handed weapons.

Legendary Bonus: Increase damage to Elites by X%.

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Legendary Node "Decimator"

Each time you make an enemy Vulnerable, your damage is increased by X% for X seconds. Overpowering a Vulnerable enemy grants an additional X% bonus for X seconds.

Icon Paragon Talent

Rare Glyph "Ire"

Class: Barbarian

For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal X% increased damage while Berserking.

Additional Bonus: While Berserking, you take X% reduced damage from Elites.

Legendary Bonus: You deal X% increased damage to Close enemies.

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Icon Paragon Talent

Legendary Node "Carnage"

While Berserking, Critical Strikes increase your Attack Speed by X%, up to X%, for X seconds.

Icon Paragon Talent

Rare Glyph "Wrath"

Class: Barbarian

For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal X% increased Critical Strike Damage.

Additional Bonus: Skills that Critically Strike generate X Fury.

Legendary Bonus: Increase Physical damage by X%.

Mercenaries

Mercenaries for the Whirlwind Barbarian Leveling Guide

Varyana

Skilltree Raheir
Icon Massacre

Massacre

You and Varyana stack Massacre together on kills. Certain stack thresholds grant Movement Speed. Massacre resets after X seconds of not killing an enemy.

Icon Cleave

Cleave

Varyana swings two axes in an arc in front of her, dealing X% Physical damage and X% Bleeding damage over X seconds.
Selecting a Mercenary Core Skill alters their wielded Weapon and Basic Attack.
Weapon: Dual Axes
Basic Attack: Double Strike
Varyana slashes enemies with dual axes, dealing X% Physical damage. She has a X% chance to also deal X% Bleeding damage over X seconds.

Icon Hysteria

Hysteria

You gain X% Attack Speed for X seconds whenever Varyana damages an enemy, up to X%.

Icon Recklessness

Recklessness

Varyana's Cleave inflicts Vulnerable on enemies for X seconds.

Icon Shockwave

Shockwave

Varyana slams the ground for a brutal shockwave in front of her, dealing X% Physical damage and Knocking Down enemies for X seconds.
Selecting a Mercenary Core Skill alters their wielded Weapon and Basic Attack.
Weapon: Two-Handed Mace
Basic Attack: Heavy Strike
Varyana batters enemies with a mace, dealing X% Physical damage with X% increased Critical Strike Chance.

Icon Crushing Force

Crushing Force

When Varyana deals damage to an enemy, she has a X% chance to Knock them Down for X seconds.

Icon Reprisal

Reprisal

If you become Crowd Controlled, Varyana leaps towards the enemy that inflicted it, dealing X% Physical damage and Knocking Down surrounding enemies for X seconds on impact. This can only occur once every X seconds.

Icon Bloodthirst

Bloodthirst

Varyana enters Bloodthirst, gaining X% Attack Speed, X% Movement Speed, and Unstoppable for X seconds. Varyana's Bloodthirst grants X% Attack Speed to you for the same duration.

Icon Intimidated

Intimidated

While Varyana has Bloodthirst, enemies around her deal X% reduced damage.

Icon Bloodlust

Bloodlust

Varyana's Bloodthirst further increases your Attack Speed by X%.

Icon Whirlwind

Whirlwind

Varyana spins violently in a line, repeatedly dealing X% Physical damage and X% Bleeding damage over X seconds.

Icon No Escape

No Escape

Varyana's Whirlwind Pulls In enemies every X seconds and gains X% Size.

Icon Taste of Flesh

Taste of Flesh

When you or Varyana deal direct damage to an enemy inflicted with any of her Bleeding effects, you Heal for X% of your Maximum Life.

Icon Earth Breaker

Earth Breaker

Varyana crushes the ground with her mace, leaving a tremor that deals X% Physical damage over X seconds and Knocks enemies Down repeatedly.

Icon Rampage

Rampage

You deal X% increased damage to enemies afflicted by any of Varyana's Crowd Control effects.

Icon Dismembering

Dismembering

Enemies damaged by Varyana's Earth Breaker are left exposed, causing your next hit against them within X seconds to be a guaranteed Overpower. This may only occur on the same target once every X seconds.

Icon Ancient Harpoons

Ancient Harpoons

Varyana launches three harpoons ahead of her, piercing enemies for X% Physical damage. She then rips them back, Pulling In and Stunning enemies for X seconds.

Icon Annihilator

Annihilator

Varyana's Ancient Harpoons additionally Slow enemies by X% for X seconds. During this time, you gain X% Lucky Hit Chance against those targets.

Icon Iron Grip

Iron Grip

Varyana's Ancient Harpoons travel X% farther and reduce enemies' Impairment Resistance by X% for X seconds.

Raheir

Mercenary Reinforcement

Reinforcement

Crater

Mercenary Trigger

Trigger

Whirlwind

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Changelog

Changelog

  • 11/21/24 – Final Paragon-Boards added
  • 10/12/24 – Fixed a mistake in tempering recipes
  • 10/02/24 – Optimized for Vessel of Hatred (Season 6)